Today's thoughts are shared by Terrance Heath of Republic of T.com. Follow the links to get the backstory:

The Michael Sandy story

African-American Community Gay community Scared Over Deaths

NPR: Dealing with Homosexuality and HIV in the Black Church (NPR: News and Notes program)

The Wheat From the Tares (powerful, personal note from Donald Andrew Agarrat)

opening music by:

Sean Jones
"Allison" (mp3)
from "Kaleidoscope"
(Mack Avenue Records)

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